Gambling Addiction & Recovery Support Group

Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. A preferred term among many professionals is problem gambling, as few people described by the term experience true compulsions in the clinical sense of the word. Problem gambling often is defined by whether harm is experienced by the gambler or others rather...

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dprince44 12/27/2017

I am having a really difficult time with my CG husband. He stopped gambling for a long time and started

again and lost a considerable amount of money. He says he wont gamble....I dont believe him and am angry. He stole

money from our 16 year old son 1000 that he has been saving from working.....I want to leave but cannot support myself with my salary. He gave me all the cards *that I know of) and where his check is deposited. He is absive and angry.....I want him to leave but I am afraid ---I will lose my house

Please help. Im going to a Gamanon Meeting tonight

itsjustmeagain 12/27/2017

if he gives you zero dollars and has no consideration for you or your son, what is the benefit of keeping him around, tell him to get help

Robin-Mc 12/27/2017

Is your husband willing to get help? Would he go to a GA meeting to listen and learn? He needs to pay his son back, no matter what, I hope he understands that, and he needs to apologize immediately, if he hasn’t already. I know it’s easy for me to write these things down, but I understand it’s truly up to him to do whatever it is he’s going to do. He won’t change if he doesn’t want to. I don’t blame you for being angry, this addiction takes and takes and takes. Actions speak louder than words in recovery, doing the next right thing is a new guide I go by. Gambling is never going to be the next right thing for me. I’m a complusive gambler in recovery. Somehow my husband has stuck by me addiction and all. But many years he was smart enough not to trust me with any serious money, it’s simply a matter of survival, as far as he is concerned.
Take care of yourself and your son, number one. I hope your husband reaches out for the help he needs before he makes his situation any worse.
Thanks for sharing with us, I hope we can help.

dprince44 12/27/2017

Thanks for the feedback. He did apologize and said he will pay back. The comment from it’s just Megan is true. For some reason I keep believing the lies. Which is something he does a lot. It’s very hard for me to respect or stand by on his sinking ship. He is in a 12 step group and has been going. But I know how that goes. I wish he would stop. My whole week was anguish crying mad crying and more crying the Complete devastation he leaves behind and he doesn’t even see it. He thinks making money will fix. That’s not the answer. I’m afraid.

Frankn 12/27/2017

R u there?

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